Seagate Barracuda Pro 12TB review: Speedy, spacious proof that the hard drive isn't dead
from PC world 13 October indexed on 13 October 2017 16:01Seagate's Barracuda Pro 12TB reminds us why at least some hard drives can remain relevant despite the swift encroachment of SSDs. Until we reviewed its predecessor the Barracuda Pro 10TB last year and tasted its 250MBps read performance, we hadn't given hard drives much thought for a while. To be blunt, year after year of 120MBps - 150MBps transfer rates had became boring in a world of blindingly fast SSDs—even with the steady and admittedly enormous increases in capacity. The Barracuda Pro 12TB reviewed here is just a hair faster than the 10TB version, but the additional 2TB of capacity is truly a fantastic thing. We can remember $800 4GB hard drives (as well as 8-inch floppies and Winchester drives if we're honest), so color us intrigued to see just how far Seagate and the industry can take things. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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